Stocking up for Christmas: Peggy's Festive Fare
01-Oct-2009
I can't believe it's time to start thinking about Christmas again, but that bloke from the allotments just popped in for a pint and told me that his...
TENS applications to go online from January
01-Oct-2009
Pubs will be able to apply for TENS (Temporary Events Notices) entirely online from January 2010. And local authorities, rather than applicants, will...
01-Oct-2009 By John Harrington
BII chief Neil Robertson has made it clear the group will not shirk from criticising and acting against pub operators — and individual licensees...
Theme Awards winners announced
30-Sep-2009
The top bars and operators in the country have been celebrated at a ceremony held by The Publican's sister title Theme. The winners of the Theme Bar...
Use of tips to top-up wages banned from this week
30-Sep-2009
Pubs are banned from using tips to top-up staff wages to the national minimum from tomorrow (October 1). And that change in the law comes into effect...
29-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
It is not really surprising that some people in the licensed trade question what validity blanket codes have, says Peter Coulson.
Pure pourfection with new training scheme
29-Sep-2009
Diamonds, opening a can of corned beef with that special 'key', finding your wife in bed with your best friend… there are only a few things harder...
Mark Daniels: Nice pub - nasty tax
29-Sep-2009
I've spent most of the summer improving my beer garden. I've cleaned up areas that were full of unnecessary clutter, I've put fencing up to separate...
29-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
The Home Office is winning the propaganda war that the fault for underage drinking lies with the trade, says Peter Coulson.
Mark Daniels: To Sky or Not To Sky, that's my question
28-Sep-2009
On the one hand, I'd quite like to be able to offer my customers the ability to watch Sky in the pub, but on the other Sky's pricing model is quite...
Sky planning exclusive pub 3DTV deal
28-Sep-2009 By Caroline Nodder
Pubs are to be first in line to get exclusive access to 3DTV next year. Sky has revealed that the cutting edge technology, which allows viewers to...
25-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Enterprise licensees Charles and Leslie Brooker have won a rent review case against the company. The PMA Team looks at the judgement.
Portman Group chief to tackle issue of binge-drinking women
25-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Portman Group chairman Seymour Fortescue has been booked to speak at an event tackling the issue of women who binge-drink. Charity the YWCA is...
24-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City
24-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
Customers appreciate a value offer for their pub experience, but one of the best ways to get an edge is well-trained and motivated staff, says The PMA Team.
Training: Study to serve
24-Sep-2009
We all need a helping hand from time to time, and it's always useful when the source of support is knowledgeable on their subject. Building on a...
Making the point on pricing
24-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Trade union the GMB is showing no signs of letting up in its fights against the pubcos. Figures released earlier this month about the price of a...
24-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Another host has been sent a bombshell electricity bill — this time for £8,900 — after British Gas admitted under-estimating consumption. An...
Stocking up For Christmas recipe: 30 Second Hot Smoked Trout Pâté
23-Sep-2009
30 Second Hot Smoked Trout Pâté Ingredients2 x 125/135g packs (4 fillets) Hot Smoked Trout 125g /4oz cream cheese2 tbsp/30 ml lemon juiceground...
'Women drink before sex 'because they lack the confidence to do it sober'
23-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Researchers examining the link between sexual habits and alcohol consumption among 3,000 women found that half preferred sex after a tipple. The...
How to... keep cellar to front of house spotless
21-Sep-2009
This feature is the pub trade's own How Clean is Your House? We may not have Kim and Aggie, the dirt-busting celebrity presenters of that TV show,...
21-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Camra boss Mike Benner will give an update on the progress of the super-complaint to the Office of Fair Trading at a BII meeting.
18-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
The controversy surrounding music in pubs seemingly will not go away, says Peter Coulson.
18-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
An alcohol vending machine does not relieve you of the obligations of the Licensing Act, says Peter Coulson.
18-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
18-Sep-2009 By Roger Protz
Imagine my delight when discovering more ales in St Albans, says Roger Protz.
18-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Smirnoff is offering creative licensees the chance to win £2,000 worth of marketing support for innovative events.
17-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
Hosts have accused Sky of offering a reduced service for the same money by removing Sky Sports 3 from its basic commercial package. Sky Business...
'Recession could be over, says Bank of England boss'
16-Sep-2009
The recession could be over, according to Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England. There are signs that economic growth "has resumed"...
Trade confident of World Cup sales boost
15-Sep-2009
Pubs are gearing up for a major boost to trade next summer when England compete in the World Cup finals in South Africa. The team's 5-1 victory over...
10-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
British Gas has vowed to help a licensee hit with a 'bombshell' £11,868 electricity bill after the MA intervened.
Jumble sales are back…
10-Sep-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
A curious thing has happened. Jumble sales, an event once confined to the yearly church fund-raising day or village fête, have become, well, cool....
Thousands have registered interest" in ID cards, says Identity & Passport Service
10-Sep-2009 By Hamish Champ
Several thousand people have expressed interest in buying one of the government's non-compulsory ID cards, according to the department responsible...
New ideas - however simple - help us all
10-Sep-2009 By Tony Jennings
New ideas - however simple - help us all?I can't remember any time when it was more urgent for brewers to commit to putting into the hands of...
Mark Daniels: EPoS on a shoestring
09-Sep-2009
Twitter is amazing. In February this year, Stephen Fry kept subscribers on tenterhooks after raising the alarm via the short-message blogging service...
Mark Daniels: Binge drinking, are advertisers to blame? Ben Shephard seems to think so...
08-Sep-2009
I've just watched an interview with perhaps the world's most sensible binge drinker, if there can be such a thing. Flicking around the news...
07-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
Music campaigner Feargal Sharkey has accused the Metropolitan Police of "spin" by saying live music is excluded from controversial music risk assessment forms, known as Form 696.
07-Sep-2009 By John Harrington
London pubs that stage live music will no longer have to abide by stringent risk assessment forms. But campaign group UK Music wants Form 696 scrapped altogether.
On the trail of more trade
07-Sep-2009
Consumers today seem to need a good reason to drink in the pub, and one brewery has come up with one such reason. Just under 400 East Anglia pubs are...
Advertising watchdog praises drinks industry
07-Sep-2009
Drinks companies are cleaning up their act, with 99 per cent of adverts reviewed by the advertising watchdog now compliant with industry standards....
04-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
Peter Coulson is sorry to note that the PASS scheme is being rejected in some places because of the possibility of fake cards.
04-Sep-2009 By Peter Coulson
There is always a tendency within the licensed trade to consider that you are responsible only for what goes on inside your premises, not outside, says Peter Coulson.
04-Sep-2009 By The PMA Team
All the latest gossip and rumour from the City.
'Brits spend £40,000 on rounds of drinks in lifetime''
04-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The average pubgoer spends £39,480 in a lifetime getting their round in. Each drinker can expect to shell out around £840 a year keeping...
Admiral Taverns joins career advice site
04-Sep-2009 By Claire Dodd Claire
Admiral Taverns has joined pub career and business advice website mypublife.com The pub company joins founding members including Enterprise Inns,...
Punch Taverns fined £17K for fire safety breaches
03-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Punch Taverns has been ordered to pay £17,000 in fines and costs after admitting serious breaches of fire safety legislation. In a case bought by...
BII: One in five Scottish licensed premises closed
03-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
One in five licensed premises in Scotland have failed to open since the new Licensing Laws were introduced on Tuesday, according to the BII. Janet...
03-Sep-2009 By Gemma McKenna
A "green guru" has issued tips to licensees on making changes to their property to save money. It follows news that the Carbon Trust is offering...
03-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
Slug & Lettuce pubs are offering all emergency workers 50% off all food and drinks on 9 September (9/09/09). All 82 bars will be taking part in...
Trade body shake-up due to Payne departure
01-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
The Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations (FLVA) has revealed changes to its management structure due to Tony Payne stepping down as chief...
